Pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets on Super Saturday en masse, to protest the day before Christmas Eve, a time when shoppers often try to get last-minute gifts before the holidays.

The “Shut It Down for Palestine” movement, made up of pro-Palestinian groups, had plans to “organize boycotts, disruptions and rallies in malls on December 23,” according to the website of the activist group ANSWER.

Organizers say Israel's genocidal attack on Gaza continues with incredible brutality. “This Christmas, occupation forces are preying on Christians taking shelter in their besieged churches in Gaza, and Christians in Bethlehem have announced the cancellation of their celebrations. People everywhere must continue to declare that there can be no Christmas as usual during genocide.” !

The protests, which were called for on social media, succeeded in mobilizing thousands of large pro-Palestinian protests in cities such as New York City, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, and Toronto. In one clip, protesters in New York City appeared to chant: "While you're shopping, bombs are falling."

More than 20,000 people were killed in the enclave during the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement on Friday, Gaza health officials said. The war, which began on October 7 with a Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 Israelis, is about to end three months later.

On Friday, the UN Security Council approved a resolution to increase aid to Gaza and also called for the rapid release of hostages currently held by Hamas. Although 13 countries voted in favor of the resolution, the United States and Russia abstained from voting.

“Colleagues, this Council made clear today that addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza must remain at the top of our agenda,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said after the vote.